Parenting
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My First Day as a Stay At Home Mom: FAIL
Today was my first day as a stay at home mom. Holy crap. That’s pretty much all I have to say about that. Holy crap. Let me start this post by saying that…
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Part III: YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!
A couple weeks ago, I opened the blog up to questions from readers and good golly Miss Molly did you all come through! It has taken me three posts to get all of…
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Which Way Did He Go?
“Bean?” I said. “Where are you? You’re not on your play mat…” “…And your not in your high chair…” “Hey, Mom!” said Bean. “I’m right here!” “Where?” I said. “Right here!” “What are…
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Dinner and a Show
“Bean,” I said. “What are you doing?” “I’m taking off my shirt, Mom,” he said. “How come you’re doing that during dinner, Big Guy?” “I feel restricted.” “You feel restricted?” I said. “Yeah,…
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Nine Months Old. And We’re All Still Alive.
Today Bean is nine months old. He has officially lived longer than any houseplant I have ever owned. Which means I can’t make any promises on what happens from here on out. These…
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Things That Get Us Through the Night
We are into a really great routine with Bean at night lately. For one thing, he is LOVING his baths. Its the splashing. He loves the splashing. Specifically, he loves splashing me. He…
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Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom,
“Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Momma, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom…” “Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Lois, Lois, Lois, Lois…” “WHAT BEAN????” “Hi.”
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The Working Mom’s Guide to Homemade Baby Food
I’ve talked a lot before about what a hard time I had getting Bean Man to eat solid foods (here and here). The first problem was that he wasn’t ready for a long…
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Tunnel of Love
“Hey, Bean,” said Molly. “What are you doing?” “I’m just sittin’ in my tunnel,” Bean said. “Wanna come in here with me?” “I don’t think I can fit,” said Big Molly. “Sure you…